The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
QUEER JUSTICE.
That Which is Being Dealt Out at
BlackfoOt.
BIAcKFoor, November %. 1887.

DLACkFOOT, november 70. 1cofI
To the Editor of THE HERALD.
The Bennett express messenger en-
bezzlement case occupied the attention
of Court and jury for four days and re-
suited in verdict of guilty-the jury
being out only about one hour. He hs
not yet been sentenced and no furth
effort will be made in his behalf as the
evidence has probably convinced him
he is guilty
A Chinaman by the name of some
thing-don't make any difference what
for numbering another Chlnaman by
the same name at Cariboo last summer,
was tried, and the jury, after being out
all night, were discharged for non
agreement.
The case of the United States against
John Johnson of Bear Lake County, in
dicted for adultery. was dis
missed by the District Attorney.
the case of the United States
against J. G. Atkinson of Oneida
County, for adultery. tried and II
verdict rendered of sUlty. At
kinson has had quite Il romantic career
at this term. He was first indicted for
unlawful cohabitation, ,ried and con.
victed; was then indicted for adultery,
jury called, and plea of former jeop-
ardy and not guilty entered, Rich and
kim all defending. The prosecution
suddenly discovered it had anticipated
the passage of the Edmunds-Tucker
bib by couple OF days, in charging the
M q n tn M TOD tNo
first day of last March. Atkinson was
discharged, but as the grand Jury was
in session, our energetic District At
torney trotted down stairs and returned
in few minutes with a brand new in
dictment against Atkinson, again for
adultery. This little transaction
showed, at least. that the grand
jury were well trained, especially
as they did not examine any
witnesses or documentary proof in
grinding out the last information. In
the haste, however, they charged At
kInson with having committed the
crime in bingham County, instead of
Oneida, a point which Attorney Rich
demurred to, but as the Grand Jury by
this time had been discharged, his
honor decided the venue was all right
If located anywhere within the judicial
district, and so brother Atkinson was
duly cinched, without any evidence
the latter article not being an essential
in the trial of these cases where Nor
mon figures as defendant. Atkinson's
first wife having died in the insane
asylum iastspring and the old man being
too old and Rgly to get another, Judge
Hays compassionately suspended gen
tence In both cases against him provided
Atkinson would marry his second wife
according to the laws of the land, aud
furnish his honor with documentary
proof OF the marriage. Atkinson has
gone home to get married, but IS be has
considered himself married to the lady
for the last twenty-five years, ne says be
doesn't anticipate anything very new
Joseph e. Bylngton, of Oneida
Countrywide had hitherto pleaded guilty
OF unlawful cohabitatiOn, was tried for
adultery, convicted without evidence, as
usual, and sentenced to three years and
six months in the United States Pani-
Tertiary ct Sioux Falls. Dakota.
Under the present rule and regime il
really Is as easy, or more so, to convict
for adultery than unlawful Constellation
The district attorney entered an1ls
prosiqalies in the following United States |
cases. the presumption being that
That the indictments were so old and |
by blown that they we're utterly useless |
the cases were all for unlawful cohab- |
tatlon. George Green, 2; William |
Lewis, /; A. 3. Anderson, L; George
stuart, L; Henry Denning, 9; Cnaries
shlppen, Neils Jorgesou, /; Jonah |
Evans, l; Josiah Richardson, |; Bishop |
Oalrymple, 1. And now we quit till |
Monday morning tn aat Thu n IN ~ vim,
turkey, pray tor oar enemies, and ever
set up the Mormons.
TIE STEPPxR.